petate

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine) fibers obtained from the leaves of palm trees found in the Caribbean and Mesoamerica (most commonly Leucothrinax morrisii and Thrinax radiata)
2. (masculine) a mat woven from petate, commonly used as a bedroll and for other purposes
3. (Mexico, Philippines, US, masculine) a rustic cot

Verb

second-person singular voseo imperative of petar combined with te

petar

1. (colloquial) to explode, blow up, let off, set off
2. (colloquial, transitive) to please, gratify, content
3. to fill up; cram; be packed
4. (reflexive) crash (a malfunction of computer software or hardware which causes it to shut down or become partially or totally inoperable)

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Concepts

mat

bluff

roll of bedding

seabag

bamboo bed pallet

petate

bedroll

kit

luggage

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Synonyms

estera

colchoneta

alfombra

farol

🏮

paquete

Translations

natte

Matte

Schilfmatte

Strohmatte

stuoia

Seesack

attrezzatura

sacco marinaio

sacco da marinaio

sacca da marinaio

bluffen

plunjezak

blefe

Ausrüstung

blöf

Hyphenated as

pe‧ta‧te

Pronounced as (IPA)

/peˈtate/

Etymology

Borrowed from a Nahuan language, from Proto-Nahuan *petlatl.